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Why I like the PSP
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the androgyne
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I've only got a PSP at the moment though i will get a DS around christmas. Of any competing consoles in history, these two are the least conflicting with each other as another poster said.
I have been a wipeout fan since the first one and adore wipeout pure (though am i the only one who prefers the filtered look and dark announcer of XL over the clean look of the later games and especially pure? it had that gritty, dark appeal).
But there is part of me that, no matter how good i know the game is, that still realises this is virtually the same game from 10 years ago. I dont know at what point that will become a bad thing for me - but when it does, DS will certainly be there to pick up the crumbs.
And even then, i'll still go back and play some of the classics remade on PSP - GnG forever!
Both have their place.
I have been a wipeout fan since the first one and adore wipeout pure (though am i the only one who prefers the filtered look and dark announcer of XL over the clean look of the later games and especially pure? it had that gritty, dark appeal).
But there is part of me that, no matter how good i know the game is, that still realises this is virtually the same game from 10 years ago. I dont know at what point that will become a bad thing for me - but when it does, DS will certainly be there to pick up the crumbs.
And even then, i'll still go back and play some of the classics remade on PSP - GnG forever!
Both have their place.
SonicMegaDrive
Member
But I prefer Gamecube over PS2, and I'm not a Nintendo fanboy.
In fact, I don't even own that many Nintendo-developed games for my Gamecube, it's mostly 3rd party titles(alright, mostly SEGA).
In fact, I don't even own that many Nintendo-developed games for my Gamecube, it's mostly 3rd party titles(alright, mostly SEGA).
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
Ive still not purchased a PSP because there are not enough games out that I like apart from MGA at the moment, but I will be getting one soon so I can play all the great games that are going to come out. There is going to be PES5, GTA, Tales of Eternia, SMT: Devil Summoner, Tales of Eternia, Devil may cry and MGA2 . What more could you ask for?
Ignatz Mouse
Banned
Xrenity: Novel concept, eh? A thread to talk about the positives of something.
Jarrod: Please, again with the assumptions of why people like PSPs. In a thread full of reasons, you make a generalization like this. Very grating. What's the point? Other that counteratticking an anti-Nintendo I guess. Well, at least you didn't start it.
Well, I am a technophile, but that's not my primary reason for liking the PSP (although it had some influence, I am sure). It's games.
Jarrod: Please, again with the assumptions of why people like PSPs. In a thread full of reasons, you make a generalization like this. Very grating. What's the point? Other that counteratticking an anti-Nintendo I guess. Well, at least you didn't start it.
Well, I am a technophile, but that's not my primary reason for liking the PSP (although it had some influence, I am sure). It's games.
Saturn and Dreamcast did arrive, they just couldn't stay long and, as such, the efforts to downplay their arrival were on the high end. Ngage, Gizmondo and Nuon never really arrived (or, at least, not yet for the first two) and the volume of effort to downplay their arrival has accordingly been much lower.callous said:
Didn't he do just that? Are you somehow feeling misled :lolXrenity said:Just call it the PSP thread
kaching said:
Uhm, yes, exactly. That scenario could still happen with the PSP (or the DS, I guess).
As for something like Ngage, I mentioned it because it certainly got its share of ridicule without ever really arriving. Much more than PSP.
My point is, trying to turn the dislike of the PSP into something positive, a stabilising factor even, doesn't make much logical or historical sense.
SolidSnakex
Member
callous said:
No it hasn't. Most people don't even bother with the Ngage. A big reason for that is because it isn't seen as a threat.
Izzy said:
See, now you're bringing sales figures into the picture, while I'm attacking the notion that a large number of detractors is equal to likelyhood of success.
I don't think the PSP will fail, but it's not because it has a large number of people speaking against it, and I could still see it reaching only Saturn/Dreamcast/Xbox levels of success.
callous said:
It's currently at ~6m worldwide, before the all important XMas/Holiday season. It will pass the Saturn/DC numbers reasonably soon. It's also selling at a faster rate than Xbox ever did, mainly due to its EU and, surprisingly, even JP numbers. And that's with the current price. Once it drops, it'll a whole different ball game.
Ignatz Mouse
Banned
Izzy said:
Yes.
It may be doomed to be forever #2 is sales, but who cares? As long as it gets games.
I am very excited by the next wave of games, by the way.
I dunno, I see the tech/gadget factor as the ultimate driving force for prefering PSP to other handhelds. Not that it's the lone reason (which I never stated), but it seems to be the big one and even impacts other most potential reasons directly (stuff like the game library PSP gets).Ignatz Mouse said:
Ignatz Mouse
Banned
Time for an update!
Grand Theft Auto is out and is everything I hoped for. A full new GTA game I can play on the go or in bed!
I am newly excited for...
Exit! Where did this come from? It looks great
Loco Roco-- mostly based on the impressions of others.
Worms! Always loved the 2D Worms games. Prefect for a portable.
EVERY EXTEND EXTRA! I like Lumines, so this makes sense.
Gran Turismo Mobile: I think this is more suited to a handheld, where I'll stretch out the life of a game over time.
Midway Arcade Treasures: Extended Play
Field Commander: If only becuase an Advance Wars port is unlikely!
SOCOM: Although I may avoid this one simple because I was badly addicted to the first one, and I don't have the time!
Grand Theft Auto is out and is everything I hoped for. A full new GTA game I can play on the go or in bed!
I am newly excited for...
Exit! Where did this come from? It looks great
Loco Roco-- mostly based on the impressions of others.
Worms! Always loved the 2D Worms games. Prefect for a portable.
EVERY EXTEND EXTRA! I like Lumines, so this makes sense.
Gran Turismo Mobile: I think this is more suited to a handheld, where I'll stretch out the life of a game over time.
Midway Arcade Treasures: Extended Play
Field Commander: If only becuase an Advance Wars port is unlikely!
SOCOM: Although I may avoid this one simple because I was badly addicted to the first one, and I don't have the time!
Days like these...
Have a Blessed Day
I own a PSP got it on launch and I own a DS also got it on launch don't play either one much. just a couple of observations/questions
Why do some people feel the need to justify/validate their purchase?
I think the DS gets alot more hate from Drinky, Drohne and co. than the PSP gets from DS owners.
Having said that can't wait for MARIO KART!
Why do some people feel the need to justify/validate their purchase?
I think the DS gets alot more hate from Drinky, Drohne and co. than the PSP gets from DS owners.
Having said that can't wait for MARIO KART!
Ignatz Mouse
Banned
It's not about the DS, at least in this thread. It's a place to talk up things we like, given how much PSP negativity goes on around here. For instance, people dropping into a PSP thread and mentioning Mario Kart completely out of context.
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FLAWLESS VICTOLY!
I'm incredibly excited to get Socom and a headset tomorrow. Voice chat on a portable online shooter!?! I'm sorry, to me it's amazing.
I'm in full PSP love mode lately, the device has been worth every penny to me in my lifestyle. A couple guys at work are getting the new pack this holiday season so I'm finally going to get to play GTA multiplayer as well.
I'm in full PSP love mode lately, the device has been worth every penny to me in my lifestyle. A couple guys at work are getting the new pack this holiday season so I'm finally going to get to play GTA multiplayer as well.
Spazbiohaz
Member
truffleshuffle83 said:
Faboy!
Bring me EVERY EXTEND EXTRA! now.
SonicMegaDrive
Member
Even Mario likes the PSP.
Musashi Wins!
FLAWLESS VICTOLY!
Docpan said:
how is this relevant in here?
Ignatz Mouse
Banned
-jinx- said:
Wipeout is the game that keeps giving! I'm not even done with the original content.
Version 3.0
Member
My PSP reminds me of this line from Ferris Bueller:
"Ferris, he never drives it! He just rubs it with a diaper!"
I mean, I do play my PSP, but I swear I spend almost as much time cleaning it off--every time I let someone hold it, before I play, after I play, hell, even during loading screens...
I just can't help it. It looks so sexy when it's clean, and so ugly with fingerprints all over it...
"Ferris, he never drives it! He just rubs it with a diaper!"
I mean, I do play my PSP, but I swear I spend almost as much time cleaning it off--every time I let someone hold it, before I play, after I play, hell, even during loading screens...
I just can't help it. It looks so sexy when it's clean, and so ugly with fingerprints all over it...
i saw some guy making love to his psp today in public. he was holding it up to his face (looked like he was side talkin at it first), listening to a MP3 while bobbing his head up and down to the music. it was fucking hilarious. he didnt even use earphones so he was 'blasting' the music with his psp
lol psp owners.
lol psp owners.
Lately I've been using the web browser capabilities that came with the 2.0 update on Liberty City Stories, and quite surprisingly, it works pretty damn well! Obviously it's better just for reading the web than typing stuff in since the keyboard interface is clunky, but reading GAF and some of my other favorite boards and sites from bed or the crapper is MIGHTY COOL.
Musashi Wins!
FLAWLESS VICTOLY!
MaestroRyan said:
get the special usb cable (cheap) hook the psp to your pc, bingo bango back up files, transfer them to new card. Takes a few minutes at most.
junkwaffle
In Front and Drawing Away
SonicMegaDrive said:Even Mario likes the PSP.
Nice
vatstep
This poster pulses with an appeal so broad the typical restraints of our societies fall by the wayside.
I saw a guy the other day with a rag (literally a rag, not the cloth that comes with the PSP) tied onto the little notch for the wriststrap. He obsessively cleaned his PSP with it for, quite literally, 6-7 minutes.Wario64 said:
People are still using the "PSP has no games" argument? WOW...
As a owner of both handhelds (DS just recently) I don't really understand the hate. Both are great and both have different audiences.
If I had to choose I think Im in the minority when I say PSP. The PSP just perfectly suits my lifestyle as Im not all about games but also about music and the ocassional movie. The photo stuff on the PSP is awesome too as it proved just recently when I had to bring an "animal presentation" to a group of kids and I showed them like 50 pics of different animals on my PSP.
The fact that I can play console style games like they should be played on a handheld is the best thing ever for me.
Currently the DS has yet to have a game that makes me say WOW. Animal Crossing is definetely something I'll get and Phoenix Wright and Trauma Center really seem like my next DS buys but really aside from that there's just Final Fantasy III. So I could say DS has no games but to say so would make me a troll, something DS fans obviously do and this thread is the perfect example of it.
The PSP since launch started out great. Games like Lumines, Wipeout Pure and Metal Gear Acid had me hooked for months to come. Lumines still amazes me and I play it from time to time. I can play my favorite racing franchise Midnight Club on PSP, cant really say that for DS.I can play a true to consoles GTA but I can't say the same for the DS.
To me PSP brings innovation to the table. Have you seen this kinds of graphics and features on handheld? PSP is the first handheld to really do 3D justice on a handheld and to really bring the console style of gameplay to handhelds.
I'm not denying the fact that the DS is also bringing innovation to the table but its for very different reasons. New styles of gameplay is something noone would have done so props for Nintendo.
Each handheld suits its owner I guess but neither DS and PSP fans should undermine each handheld. Both are great but for really different reasons. We can agree both have one common vision which is
As a owner of both handhelds (DS just recently) I don't really understand the hate. Both are great and both have different audiences.
If I had to choose I think Im in the minority when I say PSP. The PSP just perfectly suits my lifestyle as Im not all about games but also about music and the ocassional movie. The photo stuff on the PSP is awesome too as it proved just recently when I had to bring an "animal presentation" to a group of kids and I showed them like 50 pics of different animals on my PSP.
The fact that I can play console style games like they should be played on a handheld is the best thing ever for me.
Currently the DS has yet to have a game that makes me say WOW. Animal Crossing is definetely something I'll get and Phoenix Wright and Trauma Center really seem like my next DS buys but really aside from that there's just Final Fantasy III. So I could say DS has no games but to say so would make me a troll, something DS fans obviously do and this thread is the perfect example of it.
The PSP since launch started out great. Games like Lumines, Wipeout Pure and Metal Gear Acid had me hooked for months to come. Lumines still amazes me and I play it from time to time. I can play my favorite racing franchise Midnight Club on PSP, cant really say that for DS.I can play a true to consoles GTA but I can't say the same for the DS.
To me PSP brings innovation to the table. Have you seen this kinds of graphics and features on handheld? PSP is the first handheld to really do 3D justice on a handheld and to really bring the console style of gameplay to handhelds.
I'm not denying the fact that the DS is also bringing innovation to the table but its for very different reasons. New styles of gameplay is something noone would have done so props for Nintendo.
Each handheld suits its owner I guess but neither DS and PSP fans should undermine each handheld. Both are great but for really different reasons. We can agree both have one common vision which is
. Both have done so, if anyone denies this then he/she is truly a troll.
Version 3.0
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inthezone said:
Is it innovative to "bring console style gameplay to handhelds"? I don't think so. I'm actually kind of bitter about the PSP, even while I'm enjoying it, because these games could have been PS2 games, and better off for it. I used to hate the Game Boy in the same way (with the added bonus hate of b/w vs. color), until 2D console games died and the GBA saved them from extinction. Once the handheld market ceased to be a stripped-down version of the console market and got its own identity (even if that was just 2D nostalgia), I warmed up to it. The PSP brings it back to being just a clone of the console world again. Thankfully, the DS is here to keep 2D on life support, and even bring some new things to the table to give portables their own identity beyond nostalgia or console-cloning. And it looks like both machines can thrive, if not peacefully.
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Leondexter said:
um, yea, since I can bring it to work and get basically the same enjoyment and more. Not to mention the excellent further media capabilities that I use it for. And every other place I play it.
I like my PSP cause I dropped it in the toilet after having it for 3 days and it lived to tell about it.
I like my PSP cause I can play GTA on it.
I like my PSP cause Lumines is kinda cool.
I still would have liked to NOT have lost my gameboy and had felt the urge to replace it with a PSP.
I like my PSP cause I can play GTA on it.
I like my PSP cause Lumines is kinda cool.
I still would have liked to NOT have lost my gameboy and had felt the urge to replace it with a PSP.
Why I love mine.
1.5 firmware and a 2GB mem stick
I can pull it out and choose to:
Read a comic/book/magazine
Play a latest release game on the best portable screen ever made
Play an old ROM
Play a homebrew game
Watch converted TV shows and movies
Listen to an album
Write some beats on a homebrew sequencer
and with my Logitech playgear case I know it's going to stay minty-fresh.
Or alternatively I can just sit there and stroke it while everyone admires me.
1.5 firmware and a 2GB mem stick
I can pull it out and choose to:
Read a comic/book/magazine
Play a latest release game on the best portable screen ever made
Play an old ROM
Play a homebrew game
Watch converted TV shows and movies
Listen to an album
Write some beats on a homebrew sequencer
and with my Logitech playgear case I know it's going to stay minty-fresh.
Or alternatively I can just sit there and stroke it while everyone admires me.
Agent X
Member
Leondexter said:
Maybe not innovative in the game design aspect, but certainly in the hardware aspect. It's breaking down the barrier between the home system and the handheld, elevating the idea of what should be expected and accepted from a portable video game machine. Handheld games no longer have to be strictly scaled back, abridged versions of the games I play at home--they can be of equal quality as the games I play at home, and subsequently worthy of being played at home instead of firing up another console or computer. It is, in essence, another high-quality video game system that just happens to be portable.
Leondexter said:
Well, I agree partially, in that games like Lumines and Mercury could have made awesome PS2 games, benefitting from the advantages the PS2 would offer. However, they're not on the PS2, so that point is moot.
At the same time, they're good enough games on their own merit to stand on their own. They're not merely "good for a handheld" (as if being on a handheld gave some excuse to put out inferior software), but legitimately good games that are worth playing on whatever system they happen to be on.
Even games that are ports of or sequels to PS2 games are worth playing. Wipeout Pure on PSP is superior in most regards to the PS2's lone entry in the series, Wipeout Fusion. Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Remix gained four additional levels in the transition from home to portable. Sure, it would be great to play a PS2 version of Wipeout Pure, or get the extra four levels onto the PS2 version of Tony Hawk's Underground 2--but that hasn't happened. So, I will gladly play them on a system that does have them. Portability is just an added bonus.
Leondexter said:
One of my friends who posts on The Next Level forums once said something about the GBA's "2D gaming revival" not being praiseworthy if the games don't stack up to the best titles of yesteryear. He went on to say that the majority of 2D games on the GBA couldn't compete with the best Genesis and SNES games of the early to mid 1990s, and that's why he stopped buying GBA software. He went on to say that it's the year 2005 and the games should show some (pardon the pun) advancement over what was offered 10-15 years ago.
I feel pretty much the same way. I bought a good number of GBA games in the first year or two that it was out, but then I noticed that the overall software quality on the platform was dropping dramatically. Two weeks ago, I purchased a GBA game for the first time in nearly two years (ironically, a sequel to a 12-year-old Genesis game). If there were any other GBA games worth buying during that time, I would've bought at least one of them.
Again, I don't want to hear "well, it's not too shabby for a handheld" as if the Tiger Game.Com was the standard-bearer for handhelds or something. I don't want to hear that we gamers should settle for the scraps developers tossed out on that system because it's (purportedly) the last bastion of 2D gaming. I'm all for a 2D revival, but the games need to be legitimately good. Why should I reward lazy and/or talentless developers with my money solely because they're still making 2D games? If the last two years of the GBA game library are demonstrative of the best 2D games today's developers can muster, then perhaps it's about time they gave it up, and let 2D gaming die with dignity.
Fortunately, there have been some high-quality 2D games released for the PSP, with plenty more on the horizon. With the PSP, we just might get a worthwhile 2D revival after all!
